2017 World Rowing Cup III - Lucerne, SUI

Quotes from Athletes

We won and it is pretty satisfying to, especially after our fourth place finish in London. The (weather) conditions here in Varese are perfect today, this is a very good course to row on.

21 May 2014Kaspar Taimsoo

It was a really good race, perfect conditions. It’s always amazing to row at an Olympic venue. We tried to get the best of NZL but not yet. We have been rowing here for two weeks. It’s -20 degrees back home so quite a change. And the atmosphere is completely different. A 50 degree change in temperature is hard to deal with but have really enjoyed our time here.

21 May 2014Kaspar TAIMSOO

The race went pretty well. We had a really good start which was quite a surprise for me. We had a really good pace and we managed to keep a good rhythm throughout the race, particularly in the third 500 (metres), which is normally our hardest. So, in the finish, we were really happy. We are going to do the best recovery we can. We are going to keep our thoughts on the next race. It was a really good race we had here today, and I think the emotions were electifying. That will give us a good start. We sure have to do our best race and keep our rhythm. If we manage to keep our heads clear, you can't think about a medal. If we do that, we are pretty good candidates for the gold medal, I think.